by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I enjoyed my Christmas break. :) Although I wasn’t blogging last week, I was tweeting…and here are the writing links I tweeted (in a special Monday edition of Twitterific!)
Hope you’ll have a chance to relax a little and click over to a few of these blogs…there are some great resources here.
Widen Your Reach - Know Your Audience: http://bit.ly/sijSfn @KarenCV
Why Your Book Pitch Matters (Even If You Don't Want an Agent): http://bit.ly/tXtk49 @JFBookman
A look at holiday parties in crime fiction: http://bit.ly/ubWdiu @mkinberg
85 Synonyms for "House": http://bit.ly/tDh0sg @writing_tips
Dos and Don'ts of taking a much needed break while writing for web: http://bit.ly/sCAZfw @lizstrauss
The Value of Social Media for Writers: Self-Promotion or External-Validation? http://bit.ly/tT09sY @wegrowmedia
10 Remarkable Posts That Pull Inspiration From Your Own Blog: http://bit.ly/rL3aJt @SeanPlatt
Create Creativity Pillars to Boost Your Productivity Level: http://bit.ly/vd4UKt @krissybrady
Two SF/Fantasy Predictions for 2012: http://bit.ly/vudI4Q
Open to Interpretation: http://bit.ly/uEoqAD @soulofaword
Is your novel missing a sense of time and place? http://bit.ly/rPWBQb
Perfecting our elevator pitch: http://bit.ly/ucSeLg @JohnKremer
1 writer's rewriting solution: http://bit.ly/sMbnPe
The appearance of character: http://bit.ly/vcx24k @cncbooks
Shutting the Drawer: What Happens When a Book Doesn't Sell? http://bit.ly/tgBVuw @EdanL
The truth about book publicity: http://bit.ly/viQVFu @ChuckSambuchino for @rachellegardner
Encouragement for writers: http://bit.ly/ubRfGb @byseanferrell
Distractions Can Be Used To Our Advantage: http://bit.ly/sj01Wd @krissybrady
Clothe Characters Well—Choose Words that Fit: http://bit.ly/tkSPHA @NovelEditor
Reasons Not to Self-Publish: A Fallacy is Exposed: http://bit.ly/sJGRiG @gary_author for @Jhansenwrites
Are you playing to your strengths as a writer? http://bit.ly/tgkPxp @jhansenwrites
Kindle-Proof Your Book in 7 Easy Steps: http://bit.ly/rEzoK2 @The_Millions
5 Timeless Books of Insight on Fear and the Creative Process: http://bit.ly/s29nOb @brainpicker
Critiquing: The Naughty and the Nice: http://bit.ly/shxtbA @JenBrinn
Beyond the Basics—Push the Story and Push Yourself: http://bit.ly/sF0LfB @NovelEditor
The E-Reader of Sand: The Kindle and the Inner Conflict Between Consumer and Booklover: http://bit.ly/sL4DTH @mrkocnnll
Sitting and watching: http://bit.ly/vPIaoT
What Happens to Your Manuscript in Hollywood? Coverage: http://bit.ly/vTQw6p @WriteAngleBlog
Baker & Taylor Digital Chief on Reaching Millions of Readers: http://bit.ly/tHPpoo @digibookworld
Character Development and Staying in Character: http://bit.ly/svTFj8 @billsonskinner
How to Pick an ereader This Holiday Season: http://on.mash.to/vXJ2Tk @mashable
Making Room for Readers: http://bit.ly/vmQ529 @SteveHimmer
5 writing truths: http://bit.ly/v0N94e @Ava_Jae
6 Simple Mistakes to Avoid when Creating an Online Video: http://bit.ly/s8QIJ4 @jeffbullas
How To Accomplish More By Doing Less: http://bit.ly/uD57L6 @the99percent
Rewriting: the Genre Pass: http://bit.ly/vzZ3IK @AlexSokoloff
Why Writers Must Make Themselves Easy to Contact: http://bit.ly/vljXIM @ChuckSambuchino
Does Blogging Sell Books? — 3 Marketing Strategies for Writers: http://bit.ly/vTMR1H
Foreign Rights Directors in France: The Advantages of Being Foreign: http://bit.ly/st6DT8 @pubperspectives
Character Reaction—Make Your Characters Respond: http://bit.ly/rCyOtR @NovelEditor
Google Plus: 7 Reasons Why You Should Give It A Try: http://bit.ly/uhrhMx @podjamtv
An agent on publisher rejections: http://bit.ly/uhb5Le @greyhausagency
The State of the Blogosphere 2011: http://bit.ly/w1JvHo @briansolis
Tough love and being a writer: http://bit.ly/rUqYwZ @KristenLambTX
Writing Goals: 2012 — The Herald's Call: http://bit.ly/uuoVn0 @gointothestory
Author Tech Review: The Kindle Fire: http://bit.ly/tgla0V @authortech
When self-publishing goes wrong: http://bit.ly/rTtsdk
Does Alcohol Improve Your Writing? http://slate.me/skrdXM @slatest
14 offbeat gifts for writers: http://lat.ms/s4X7GS @latimesbooks
Why showing, not telling, is so important: http://bit.ly/rNOCvp @clarissadraper
Weighing the costs of promo: http://bit.ly/vJIfBM @BevVincent
Commas and clauses: http://bit.ly/vOQWvi @EPubGuide
Hosting a blog tour successfully: http://bit.ly/txd13M @Margo_L_Dill
Screenwriting: Should you write an ensemble piece? http://bit.ly/vWNpUH @jacobkrueger
Do Intro Prologues Work? http://bit.ly/tvnO4t @Janice_Hardy
The call to action in our story: http://bit.ly/rFV1xV @TheresaStevens
Memoir writing tips: http://bit.ly/rWyC7x @mroachsmith @jeffgoins
Will publishers kill Amazon's golden goose? http://bit.ly/ufh73r @PassiveVoiceBlg
On scene length: http://bit.ly/u5qxnR @theresastevens
How to write a good sidekick: http://bit.ly/v07fVa
The destructive side of the creative community: http://bit.ly/vSQWVC @MarkChangizi for @CreativityPost
Asking why: http://bit.ly/tQoVUj @YAHighway
"Hating Amazon Is Not a Strategy" — The World Reacts As Amazon Opens a New Front in the Pricing Wars: http://bit.ly/tNwn4h @scholarlykitchn
Self-Publishing And Ebook Predictions For 2012: http://bit.ly/unm1CN @Rule17 for @thecreativepenn
Tips for making school appearances: http://bit.ly/tfzYrp @amydominy for @BlurbisaVerb
Rest breaks for writers--feeding the creative artist: http://bit.ly/tyCBcr
1 writer's free ebook experiment: http://bit.ly/vmQTOt @season4romance
The writer's voice and its possible intrusion in a story: http://bit.ly/rOsL2T @annerooney
Celebrations in Story—Marking the Special Days: http://bit.ly/t7KtGD @noveleditor
How to Use Images in Your Blog Posts: http://bit.ly/tohzkJ @themefuse
5 Clever Tactics to Get More eBook Sales Per Reader: http://bit.ly/rymH7c @skellie
How Do You Decide Which Story You Should Write? http://bit.ly/rCEoZJ @KMWeiland
Ebook pricing and traditional publishers: http://bit.ly/w1FA64
An author with an Amazon success story: http://bit.ly/umgzma @RobertBidinotto for @jenniecoughlin
A List of 32 Superhero Cliches: http://bit.ly/tVOI9V
25 Adverbs That Get an "A": http://bit.ly/tTnbmG @writing_tips
Tips for Writing a Killer Thriller, Part 3: http://bit.ly/u8YGfL @JodieRennerEd for @DPLyleMD
Traditional publishing--deciding if it's right for you: http://bit.ly/ryD4g2 @roniloren for @annerallen
Get Out of Your Own Way as a Writer: http://bit.ly/u9TOtB @storyfix
3 Ways to Borrow Kindle Ebooks: http://bit.ly/uMqQOG @PassiveVoiceBlg
Connecting with readers on Facebook, using photography: http://bit.ly/uYz2lm @lilywolf
Getting a novel right is trial and error: http://bit.ly/syVWWl @dirtywhitecandy
An agent with examples of books at the intersection of literary and mainstream: http://bit.ly/trzZDL @rachellegardner
What a blurb needs: http://bit.ly/vj5jCt @bookemdonna
Taking time to enjoy life: http://bit.ly/uGPexC @danyelleleafty
The 3 things one editor is looking for: http://bit.ly/teW4Uk
3 Steps To Cost Effective Homemade Bookplates: http://bit.ly/v0NfDz @BryanThomasS
Tips for getting acquainted with our characters: http://bit.ly/trqEI6 @jemifraser
Tips for successfully navigating self-publishing pitfalls: http://bit.ly/udgdBw @cjlyonswriter
Finding Time to Write: the Power of Small Assignments: http://bit.ly/sidtKb @CherylRWrites
Age of Amazon, author's passion, #ebook pricing--essential news: @Porter_Anderson for @JaneFriedman: http://bit.ly/sPAJPB
Why Amazon Is The Best Strategic Player In Tech: http://onforb.es/uM1PLu @vgr for @Forbes via @Porter_Anderson's http://bit.ly/sPAJPB
Writing Children's Books: Genre Differences: http://bit.ly/tj8MSp @KarenCV
Experimenting With Serials for Fun and Profit: http://bit.ly/uXWHgL @janefriedman for @pubperspectives
Use Your Facebook Profile To Market Your Writing: http://bit.ly/uNbEJV @lisahallwilson
Career Planning for Writers: http://bit.ly/rDptSk
How to Find Community through Writing : http://bit.ly/rKdCeU @VictoriaMixon
Analysis: Amazon's 100 top-selling Kindle books of 2011: http://bit.ly/rzVfuL @bufocalvin
Indie Epub : A Beginner's To Do List: http://bit.ly/stUfHp @EPubGuide
5 Benefits of a Writing Group: http://bit.ly/stiauS @Eliz_Humphrey
Author Blogging 101: Blog Analytics: http://bit.ly/sn8CUW @JFBookman
Useful Amazon links: http://bit.ly/rMiSqM @bufocalvin
Hiveword Novel Writing Software Launched: http://bit.ly/ukwM6f @Hiveword
For literary inspiration follow @AdviceToWriters. Jon Winokur dispenses writerly wisdom of the ages.
Increasing Your Ebooks' Visibility via Ereader-Centric Blogs: http://bit.ly/sKpccW
Does your denouement murder your characters? http://bit.ly/sI595z @p2p_editor
Top books of 2011: http://bit.ly/uHZEsE @JanetBoyer
Building a Portfolio as a Freelance Writer: http://bit.ly/vjIztK @mindywrites for @AlexisGrant
Copy Edits: Curse or Blessing? http://bit.ly/tyoDxd
A 5-Minute Guide to More Persuasive Copywriting: http://bit.ly/tXg0Nd @MenwithPens for @CopyBlogger
The Design of Authorship: http://bit.ly/rTELvr @thebradking for @JaneFriedman
7 Steps to Taming Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript: http://bit.ly/vdb0or @merciaslayer
How NOT to Bore the Reader: http://bit.ly/udvo84 @LisaGailGreen
What 1 writer did to improve his writing: http://bit.ly/voWVM2 @TweetTheBook
How Editing Works for Indie Authors: http://bit.ly/vPlHMq @GoblinWriter
When Telling is Better Than Showing: http://bit.ly/vYxe6N @Janice_Hardy
4 Ways to Beat Moments of Discouragement: http://bit.ly/vjymTW @FriesenPress
Does having a contract offer in hand automatically mean an offer of representation from an agent? http://bit.ly/sJBZ05 @greyhausagency
When close calls change our priorities: http://bit.ly/u8tYwU @jan_ohara
What Make A Cozy Mystery "Cozy?" http://bit.ly/rSRqG9
When you're the only one you know who loves a particular book: http://bit.ly/rO4T5T @bookladysblog
Must every scene must be different? http://bit.ly/uwxT1B @JulietteWade
Tips for creating a story bible: http://bit.ly/vWNDHm @Suzanne_Johnson for @RoniLoren
The Only Way to Become a Real Writer: http://bit.ly/rX5evx @JeffGoins
1 writer with a game plan for depressive writers: http://bit.ly/ur35Z5 @NovelRocket
How To Speed Through Your Novel's Second Draft Like A Concert Pianist: http://bit.ly/sKZAkT @OllinMorales
6 Steps to a Loyal Blog Following: http://bit.ly/ugC6LD @ShariLopatin
4 ways to kill narrative drive: http://bit.ly/utJgtN @jammer0501
A Review of Book Recommendation Websites: http://bit.ly/vjZ7cw @bookriot
How 1 Writer's Idea Morphed into a Published Book: http://bit.ly/w4COIP @kapkaful
Amazon is (Not) the Devil: http://bit.ly/v543Ul @selfpubreview
Screenwriter John August Describes His Writing Universe: http://bit.ly/tNmmDl @ChandlerWrites #screenwriting
Building buzz for your favorite books and authors: http://bit.ly/t0SwYw @KristinHalbrook
5 writing truths: http://bit.ly/vA8HGQ @Ava_Jae
eBook Exclusivity — A Good or Bad Idea? http://bit.ly/vuYkuZ
3 types of boring writing and the cures for them: http://bit.ly/vF7WXj @sarahahoyt
Writer's Digest's 18 most popular posts of 2011: http://bit.ly/tjTioA @BrianKlems for @writersdigest
How to break up long stretches of dialogue: http://bit.ly/vyvlTQ @write_practice
An agent explains what he means by real stories and real char's: http://bit.ly/uCvG3A @greyhausagency
Satire's New Golden Age: http://bit.ly/urz37v
Create a manuscript template: http://bit.ly/uiCVEH @JHansenwrites
How To Drive Yourself Crazy as a Writer: http://bit.ly/skithI @JodyHedlund
Dear Book Biz Santa: http://bit.ly/vgBZmX @MJRose
Can publishers and customers meet on ebook pricing? http://bit.ly/taLdtn @PassiveVoiceBlg
3 Things to Consider When Writing Teen Romance: http://bit.ly/tUo8ya @Kody_Keplinger for @Janice_Hardy
Writing Lessons from a Red-Nosed Reindeer: http://bit.ly/vi182i @DIYMFA
Got a new Kindle? Here's the most important thing to know: http://bit.ly/uCjzKz @bufocalvin